Matches (22)
WI vs ENG (1)
WCL 2 (2)
India vs New Zealand (1)
AUS-A vs IND-A (1)
Sheffield Shield (3)
Hong Kong Sixes (10)
WBBL (3)
BAN vs SA (1)

Full Name

Bulathsinghalage Cyril Cooray

Born

May 15, 1941, Colombo

Age

83y 169d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Other

Umpire

A senior executive with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, BC Cooray was one of Sri Lanka's leading umpires throughout the 1990s but his career came to a sad end when he retired after making a string of shocking decisions in the Test against England at Kandy in 2000-01, leading to public demonstrations against him. He was, until then, considered to be a good official, albeit one who was stubborn and who was reluctant to admit to ever being wrong.
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B.C. Cooray Career Stats

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpireTV UmpireReferee
Tests25214-
ODIs604812-
WODIs3--3
FC435-38
List A332130
T20s5--5
Bulathsinghalage Cyril Cooray

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Photos of B.C. Cooray

Umpire BC Cooray adds his skills to sorting out the stump camera problems
Sri Lankan supporters protest against BC Cooray's umpiring
Sri Lankan supporters protest against BC Cooray's umpiring
Rudi Koertzen and BC Cooray are escorted off the field by security officials after another wretched day for both of them
Nasser Hussain exchanges views with BC Cooray
BC Cooray: portrait